Cyclone Abigail (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
The name Abigail has been used for two tropical cyclone
s in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
.
The name Abigail was retired in the Australian region after the 2000–01 season.
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
s in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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- 1982's Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail, a category 4 (Australian scale) cyclone that lingered off the Queensland coast
- Severe Tropical Cyclone Abigail (2001), a category 3 storm in Australia that brought heavy rain to the Northern Territory
The name Abigail was retired in the Australian region after the 2000–01 season.